The fraught, freighted number of this particular American moment is a round one brimming with zeroes: 100,000. A hundred thousands. A thousand hundreds. Five thousand score. More than 8,000 dozen. All dead. This is the week when America’s official coronavirus…

Unlike eyeglasses, hearing aids are considered “elective devices” by insurance companies, making them out of reach for many people (via Audicus). Some states mandate coverage, like Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. But if you don’t live in…

Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton researchers have developed a diagnostic tool to analyze chest X-rays for patterns in diseased lungs. The new tool could give doctors valuable information about a patient’s condition, quickly and cheaply, at the point of…

Half of pregnant women who are at risk of pre-eclampsia are missing out on aspirin that can help prevent the condition, experts say Aspirins have been used for decades to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia Every year 23,000 pregnant women…

Maria Singh, neé Princess Maria Galitzine, died at 31 from a cardiac aneurysm. She was the daughter Prince Piotr Galitzine and Princess Maria-Anna Galitzine, neé Archduchess of Austria. Maria was married to chef Rishi Singh and had a 2-year-old son,…

One of the few feelings even more uncomfortable than desperately needing to pee, is desperately needing to pee but it just won’t come out because you’re stood at a urinal next to other guys. This performance anxiety, which scientists term…

When Dexter Gurney-Paddick from Bicester, Oxfordshire was 18, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had to have an operation to have his right testicle removed, going on to need gruelling chemotherapy as the disease had spread to his abdomen….

A surprising number of pregnant women delivering babies at two New York City hospitals tested positive for COVID-19 without showing symptoms, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the true rate of COVID-19 infection in the city overall…

We need more medical testing – and NOT just for coronavirus: Dr MARTIN SCURR says we are at war with an enemy of unknown scale Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID Just imagine going to war…

As you shelter at home during the coronavirus pandemic, eliminate hazards inside that could lead to falls, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) suggests. Preventing injuries will help avoid putting added strain on a health care system struggling to…